Author: Liz Jensen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780747585336
Category : Consumers
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The whole world is beginning to fall in love with Atlantica. With a thriving economy based on global waste disposal and an infrastructure run by advanced software, politician-free Atlantica is the envy of other nations and a consumer paradise. This title asks a question: is the system about to discover that it spat out its difficult customer soon?
Paper Eater
Author: Liz Jensen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780747585336
Category : Consumers
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The whole world is beginning to fall in love with Atlantica. With a thriving economy based on global waste disposal and an infrastructure run by advanced software, politician-free Atlantica is the envy of other nations and a consumer paradise. This title asks a question: is the system about to discover that it spat out its difficult customer soon?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780747585336
Category : Consumers
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The whole world is beginning to fall in love with Atlantica. With a thriving economy based on global waste disposal and an infrastructure run by advanced software, politician-free Atlantica is the envy of other nations and a consumer paradise. This title asks a question: is the system about to discover that it spat out its difficult customer soon?
The Otherworlds of Liz Jensen
Author: Helen Esther Mundler
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1571139621
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The first study of one of the most innovative of contemporary novelists, Liz Jensen, and of the "otherworlds" in her fiction. Liz Jensen, a British author of eight novels, is among today's most innovative writers. Her literary thrillers occupy the terrain between realism and science fiction. This first study of Jensen centers on the very diverse "otherworlds" she creates in each of her novels, which can consist of an indeterminate space of ontological instability, a zone in which real and unreal converge to destabilize the realist text, as in Egg Dancing (1995) and TheNinth Life of Louis Drax (2004). In other novels the otherworld relies on defamiliarization: thus in War Crimes for the Home (2002) the experience of war is transformed by being seen from a woman's perspective. In stillother cases, the otherworld spans the novel's entire topos, as in The Paper Eater (2000), the full-blown utopia at the center of Jensen's oeuvre. Jensen's work approaches contemporary social issues such as religious fundamentalism, ecological disaster, and assisted procreation. Simultaneously, it displays a number of characteristics of erudite fiction, including self-reflexivity, inter- and intratextual reference, parody, pastiche, and burlesque. Notwithstanding the "popular" elements of Jensen's work, Helen E. Mundler's study adopts a rigorously academic approach to it, referencing canonical works but also more innovative texts, particularly by contemporary women writers, as points of comparison. Helen E. Mundler is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at UPEC (Université Paris-Est Créteil) with a research affiliation at the Université Paris-X Nanterre-La Défense.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1571139621
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The first study of one of the most innovative of contemporary novelists, Liz Jensen, and of the "otherworlds" in her fiction. Liz Jensen, a British author of eight novels, is among today's most innovative writers. Her literary thrillers occupy the terrain between realism and science fiction. This first study of Jensen centers on the very diverse "otherworlds" she creates in each of her novels, which can consist of an indeterminate space of ontological instability, a zone in which real and unreal converge to destabilize the realist text, as in Egg Dancing (1995) and TheNinth Life of Louis Drax (2004). In other novels the otherworld relies on defamiliarization: thus in War Crimes for the Home (2002) the experience of war is transformed by being seen from a woman's perspective. In stillother cases, the otherworld spans the novel's entire topos, as in The Paper Eater (2000), the full-blown utopia at the center of Jensen's oeuvre. Jensen's work approaches contemporary social issues such as religious fundamentalism, ecological disaster, and assisted procreation. Simultaneously, it displays a number of characteristics of erudite fiction, including self-reflexivity, inter- and intratextual reference, parody, pastiche, and burlesque. Notwithstanding the "popular" elements of Jensen's work, Helen E. Mundler's study adopts a rigorously academic approach to it, referencing canonical works but also more innovative texts, particularly by contemporary women writers, as points of comparison. Helen E. Mundler is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at UPEC (Université Paris-Est Créteil) with a research affiliation at the Université Paris-X Nanterre-La Défense.
Crystal Beach
Author: Erno Rossi
Publisher: Seventy Seven Publishing
ISBN: 9780920926048
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The American Dream came true in Canada as U.S. entrepreneurs converted a wilderness lakeshore into the Crystal Beach amusement park. An excursion to Crystal Beach meant a trip on the Canadiana or one of the other ferries that whisked eager Americans over the border. Once inside the park, visitors experienced unforgettable sights, smells and thrills.
Publisher: Seventy Seven Publishing
ISBN: 9780920926048
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The American Dream came true in Canada as U.S. entrepreneurs converted a wilderness lakeshore into the Crystal Beach amusement park. An excursion to Crystal Beach meant a trip on the Canadiana or one of the other ferries that whisked eager Americans over the border. Once inside the park, visitors experienced unforgettable sights, smells and thrills.
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
Author: Mitchell Sharmat
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780545129312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Worried about their son's healthy eating habits, Gregory's parents take him to the doctor to teach him how to eat old shoes and boxes like the rest of the goats, but things don't go as planned and soon hungry Gregory is munching on more than anyone could have ever imagined, including violins and flat tires!
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780545129312
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Worried about their son's healthy eating habits, Gregory's parents take him to the doctor to teach him how to eat old shoes and boxes like the rest of the goats, but things don't go as planned and soon hungry Gregory is munching on more than anyone could have ever imagined, including violins and flat tires!
The Book Eaters
Author: Sunyi Dean
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250810191
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"I devoured this."—V. E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue An International Bestseller An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022 A Book Riot Best Book of 2022 A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022 A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee A Library Journal Best Book of 2022 Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries. Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon—like all other book eater women—is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairy tales and cautionary stories. But real life doesn't always come with happy endings, as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger—not for books, but for human minds. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250810191
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"I devoured this."—V. E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue An International Bestseller An NPR Best Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Speculative Fiction Book of 2022 A Book Riot Best Book of 2022 A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022 A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee A Library Journal Best Book of 2022 Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries. Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon—like all other book eater women—is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairy tales and cautionary stories. But real life doesn't always come with happy endings, as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger—not for books, but for human minds. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
TOEIC Practice Exams: 6 Practice Tests + Online Audio, Sixth Edition
Author: Lin Lougheed
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1506290744
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Barron’s TOEIC Practice Exams is designed for ESL students preparing to take the Test of English for International Communication. This manual provides students with extensive practice in the actual test-taking experience as an efficient way of improving their score when they take the actual TOEIC. Inside students will find Six full-length practice exams that reflect the actual TOEIC in length, subject matter, question types, and degree of difficulty. Answer explanations for all questions Online audio for all six TOEIC listening comprehension sections Recommendations for web-based self-study activities
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1506290744
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Barron’s TOEIC Practice Exams is designed for ESL students preparing to take the Test of English for International Communication. This manual provides students with extensive practice in the actual test-taking experience as an efficient way of improving their score when they take the actual TOEIC. Inside students will find Six full-length practice exams that reflect the actual TOEIC in length, subject matter, question types, and degree of difficulty. Answer explanations for all questions Online audio for all six TOEIC listening comprehension sections Recommendations for web-based self-study activities
TOEIC Practice Exams: 6 Practice Tests + Online Audio, Sixth Edition
Author: Lin Lougheed
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1506288227
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
"This manual provides students with extensive practice in the actual test-taking experience as an efficient way of improving their score when they take the actual TOEIC. Inside students will find: Six full-length practice exams that reflect the actual TOEIC in length, subject matter, question types, and degree of difficulty, Answer explanations for all questions, Online audio for all six TOEIC listening comprehension sections, Recommendations for web-based self-study activities."--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1506288227
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
"This manual provides students with extensive practice in the actual test-taking experience as an efficient way of improving their score when they take the actual TOEIC. Inside students will find: Six full-length practice exams that reflect the actual TOEIC in length, subject matter, question types, and degree of difficulty, Answer explanations for all questions, Online audio for all six TOEIC listening comprehension sections, Recommendations for web-based self-study activities."--
Paper Trade Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paper industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paper industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Memphis Zoo
Author: Robert W. Dye
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439651892
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
What started over a century ago with an orphaned bear tied to a tree in Overton Park has grown into one of the nation's top zoos. The Memphis Zoo, which attracts more than one million visitors each year, is nationally recognized not only as a tourist attraction but also for its giant panda research, captive breeding programs, and efforts to reintroduce endangered species into the wild. Established in 1906 by the Memphis Park Commission, the zoo has become a Memphis institution. It seems like everyone in Memphis has an Elvis story, but just as many Memphians have memories of the zoo and attractions like the Lion House, Monkey Island, or the free one-ring circus. The zoo has been fortunate to have many devoted staff members and volunteers over the years, and through hard work and dedication, they have built a first-class institution--not only for the animals but for the families, children, and all patrons who visit the zoo every day.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439651892
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
What started over a century ago with an orphaned bear tied to a tree in Overton Park has grown into one of the nation's top zoos. The Memphis Zoo, which attracts more than one million visitors each year, is nationally recognized not only as a tourist attraction but also for its giant panda research, captive breeding programs, and efforts to reintroduce endangered species into the wild. Established in 1906 by the Memphis Park Commission, the zoo has become a Memphis institution. It seems like everyone in Memphis has an Elvis story, but just as many Memphians have memories of the zoo and attractions like the Lion House, Monkey Island, or the free one-ring circus. The zoo has been fortunate to have many devoted staff members and volunteers over the years, and through hard work and dedication, they have built a first-class institution--not only for the animals but for the families, children, and all patrons who visit the zoo every day.
The National Daily Press of France
Author: Clyde Thogmartin
Publisher: Summa Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9781883479206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher: Summa Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9781883479206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description